A transfer from Auburn who enrolled at Georgia Tech in May... was originally recruited by Tech... enjoyed an outstanding prep career.

2011 (true freshman):
Redshirted at Auburn.

High School:
Pope HS... Played for coach Matt Kemper... rated as the nation's No. 8 offensive guard by ESPN.com and the No. 145 prospect nationally overall... named the nation's No. 19 offensive guard and the No. 35 player from the state of Georgia by Rivals... ranked No. 31 nationally among offensive guards by Scout... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar... selected to play in the 2011 *Under Armour All-America game following his senior season... named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Super 11 team... named to the Class AAAA All-State first team as a senior.